Examines the incidence of bulimia in high school females. Subjects (N=1,093) completed the Eating Disorder Inventory. Concludes that there is a bulimic population at the high school level that includes females ages 14-18. The percentages of bulimic females in categories of Black, White and others were equal. (BH)

Administered survey instrument on cheating to 1,629 high school students in 1969, 1,100 students in 1979, and 1,291 students in 1989. Between 1969 and 1989, student responses reflected increasingly pessimistic opinions about dishonesty. Fear of failure was most common reason for cheating; mathematics and science were courses in which cheating most…

Compared life events of 23 pregnant and 23 nonpregnant adolescents. Pregnancy of sister of close friend, increased number of arguments between parents, change in parents' financial status, and trouble with brother or sister were reported by 50% or more of total sample. Pregnant group reported changing to new school more frequently than did…

Surveyed 272 high school juniors and seniors concerning violence and agonistic sibling relationships. Findings indicated that siblings engaged in variety of violent acts directed toward one another and that there were few gender differences as to extent of such behaviors. Subjects reported experience of negative physical and verbal interactions…

Interviewed eight female and eight male high school freshmen and seniors concerning their views and feelings of control and responsibility. Results revealed that feelings of responsibility and control were highly correlated, as were feelings on control and life satisfaction. Relationship between responsibility and life satisfaction was significant…

Tracked levels of risk indicators over 4-year period in 356 high school students, assessing health status and behavior. Subjects were identified as potentially at risk if scores equaled or exceeded seventy-fifth percentile for age, sex, and race. Results indicated that 54 percent of at-risk group had negative health behaviors, some of which…

Obtained qualitative data from 374 urban high school dropouts during interviews. Female and male respondents from five ethnic groups answered questions concerning their dropout history, reasons for leaving school, feelings about various aspects of high school experience, past and present activities, academic and general future plans, reflections…

Investigated relationship between alcohol use and misuse and personality in 347 high school students. Students completed measures of alcohol involvement and personality. Results demonstrated that as adolescents increasingly became involved with alcohol, the more their personality characteristics differed from those of adolescents not involved or…

Reports on a study in which high school students who received training in either behavioral relaxation or progressive muscle relaxation demonstrated significantly lower state-anxiety scores than did those who had received no such training. No significant differences were found on trait-anxiety scores, for gender or for state/trait anxiety.…

Examined secondary school students' (n=364) attitudes toward time use. Three constructs of time-use attitudes were identified: passive fatalistic, egoistic, and conscientious. Several significant developmental patterns of time-use attitudes were found for males and females in grades 8, 10, and 12. (Author/NB)

Attempted to determine type of school organization that most benefited ninth-grade students. Results from ninth graders in junior high schools (n=771) and in high schools (n=825) indicated that ninth graders in the junior high school setting participated significantly more in extracurricular activities and achieved significantly higher…

Examined disordered eating habits and feelings of psychosocial constraint using a questionnaire completed by 2,004 high school students. Disordered eating was found in two percent of all subjects. Dieting and compulsive eating were both related to feelings of failure. (JAC)

Reviewed literature which suggested nine family factors that influence children's drug use. Conducted one-on-one interviews with 48 students to compare family factors of drug users with those of drug abusers. Results showed drug abusers were from families that had a communication gap and either laissez faire or authoritarian discipline. (BH)

Aim of this work was to produce an abridged version of the Adolescent Coping Scale, which would include items representative of the various factorial dimensions identified as stable. The abridged version consisted of 46 items grouped into 11 dimensions. Reliability coefficients were found to be satisfactory. (Contains 12 references and 2 tables.)…

Surveyed 389 adolescents regarding their compliance with six U. S. Dietary Guidelines. Results indicated highest compliance on "eat a variety of foods" and "eat foods with adequate starch and fiber." Lowest compliance on "reduce sugar intake" and "reduce fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol intake." Females reported lower compliance to "maintain…